A college student in Texas broke his wrist and ordered an Uber instead of an ambulance because of the cost.
His driver refused payment, stayed with him at the hospital for 6 hours, and missed a day of work so he wouldn’t be alone.
7 years later, they’re still friends. ❤️
luigi is someone who lived life in severe pain and was empathetic to the experiences of others from a broken health care system that only catered to executives. a guilty plea only amplifies the injustice that millions of people relate to. his support will only grow from here
Brian Thompson's family is expected to give victim impact statements in Luigi Mangione's trial.
I'm more interested in hearing the victim impact statements from the family and clients of United Healthcare who were denied coverage and had their lives ended it ruined.
Mangione's legal fund has been updated with the following statement:
Dear Donors to the Official Luigi Mangione Legal Fund for All 3 Cases,
As you are undoubtedly aware, today Luigi pled guilty to federal stalking charges that resulted in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mr. Mangione told the court this morning, “I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died. When I did so, I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or serious bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
You all have raised over $1.5 million dollars to give Luigi the best possible defense. We trust that the decision to plead guilty was fully his own, made in consultation with that defense. Today's hearing is the end of one chapter in Luigi's trials, but the saga is far from over. On December 18, Judge Margaret Garnett will sentence him for the federal stalking charges. Luigi still faces state charges in NY that carry the possibility of life in prison. While his legal team has already filed motions to dismiss the state charges based on double jeopardy protections, the state prosecutor has already made clear that he is still seeking a life sentence. Luigi also still faces state weapons charges in Pennsylvania. With the rest of you, we will continue to have Luigi's back and raise funds for all three cases.
You are all here supporting Luigi because, like us, you know that our current healthcare system is predicated on paying shareholders and executives large sums to keep millions of people sick and to let millions of people die. We all know that it is fundamentally at odds with our natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Luigi's admission of responsibility places him in a long line of principled individuals who acted outside of the law in pursuit of higher ideals of justice. Just as we remember John Brown for his sacrifice for our natural right to liberty, history will remember Luigi Mangione for his sacrifice in the name of our natural right to health -- which is what the pursuit of happiness has always meant.
Luigi did something immeasurably brave today: he took responsibility for his actions, placing his trust in his supporters and in history to vindicate him. He gave up his future and his fortune to strike a blow against an industry that parasitically extracts profits from the most vulnerable moments of people’s lives.
Whatever follows from this point, we have two responsibilities: first, to ensure that he continues to receive robust support and encouragement for the rest of his time in prison, however long that is. Second, to vindicate him by building our collective power to make change. The government and the healthcare parasites are afraid that you might stop suffering alone, and realize that we are all suffering together. Because as soon as we realize that we are all suffering together, we have everything we need to collectively put a stop to it.
@CourthouseNews Judge Carro:
"I find that the search of the backpack at the McDonalds is an improper warrantless search. That the backpack was not in immediate control or grabbable area of the defendant.
Those items found in the backpack during the search at the McDonalds will be suppressed."
Mangione lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo also asked the jail guard if he recalls telling Luigi about ingesting the mildly psychedelic "mugwort" plant and having a dream where a gnome came to him.
he said he does not recall>>>>
10:44 am - Luigi Mangione enters through side door, in jacket and dress shirt, no tie. Handcuffs are loudly removed.
Pool photographers are summoned up to take still photos [to be seen later]
#breaking: Justice Carro just ruled against the charge of murder under the NY terrorism statute, saying the evidence to the grand jury on Luigi Mangione wasn't sufficient. Still faces other intentional murder charge - and, in @SDNYLIVE court, the death penalty